Pro-Russian Chechens are back on Ukraine's front lines, the UK's Ministry of Defence has said. Chechen units, once mocked as "TikTok" troops, are now filling gaps left by the Wagner Group. Chechen ...

WASHINGTON — When the Russian invasion of Ukraine first began, Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov vowed loyalty and military support for the Kremlin. In bellicose (and frequently deceptive) social media ...

Russia’s violent 1993 coup marked a turning point in the country’s post-Soviet history. The political crisis, including tanks ...

Apti Alaudinow, a close confidant of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and recent appointee to a role within the Russian Ministry of Defense, made a statement on Russian television declaring that Russia ...

Summary and Key Points: To sustain its military efforts in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has resorted to deploying pro-Russian Chechen forces back to the frontlines. -Known for their ...

The Akhmat military unit of Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-backed authoritarian ruler of the North Caucasus region of Chechnya, signed a contract with Russia's Defense Ministry on June 12. The move comes ...

The strongman president of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has mocked a former top Russian military commander during a spat between the pair over Moscow's military conduct in its invasion of Ukraine.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said the Wagner Group was showing "impressive results" in Ukraine. In a Telegram post, Kadyrov said he wants to compete with the group's founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin.

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Mansur was 13 when Russian soldiers destroyed his village of Samashki during Chechnya's first war for independence against Russia. Wielding flamethrowers, the Russians burned ...

A Chechen warlord who previously (falsely) claimed Elon Musk had gifted him a Cybertruck is now accusing the Tesla CEO of remotely disabling it while it was involved in the Russian battle against ...